to kill in one feeding. guaranteed. d-con. get out. good mortgage, everyone. >> we have a fatal accident. >> there are two lanes blocked off. that means only one lane of traffic is being allowed through after this fatal accident that took place a little more than two hours ago. now, the first 911 call came in at 2:41 this morning. investigators say two workers contracted with caltran were outside their truck picking up a temporary road construction sign on the 680 shoulder. that's when a silver nissan went off the road, hitting at least one of the workers and the

truck. officers aren't sure if the second worker was hit by the knee san or the truck. one worker died here at the scene. the second worker was taken to regional medical center with minor injuries. both were described as adult males. the driver of the nissan, also described as an adult male -- >> we're not sure if alcohol played a role, as well. that will all be part of the investigation. the driver of the nissan was extricated from the vehicle and transported to regional with life threatening injuries. we've seen three tow trucks lined up for when the investigation is done and the chp is ready to clear the scene. back out here live, there is a lot of debris on the road here, as well. i just got an update from the chp and they told me it will be until at least 6:00 that this road will be closed until we could see it reopened. they say at least 6:00 this morning, so that's at least another hour. matt keller, abc 7 news.

by 6:00, we will be getting into the commute. >> it's already quite busy. northbound along 680, you can see a two-mile backup has started to build. so what folks are doing is they're getting off the freeway and here het heading over to 880. 880 is a much better bet as you make that drive into milpedes and fremont. it is going to be about an hour from now that those lanes are going to reopen, so definitely have that contingency plan in hand. marsh creek road, it does sound like a brush fire was sparked here due to another accident. and in the north bay, southbound 101 at petaluma boulevard, this accident has cleared. we have slowing as you make your exit. now with a look at our forecast, here is mike. >> good morning. i noticed a lot of cars on the road. let's look at how quiet the weather is, picking up dry air.

lack of moisture means a lack of cloud cover this morning. we'll start in the 40s this morning and end up quite a big spread between the 40s and 70s. low to mid 70s everywhere away from the coast. we'll have upper 60s there. we'll take a look at your weekend forecast, coming up. thank you, mike. it's 5:03. developing news out of hayward this morning. police are investigating the shooting of a woman at an apartment complexion. hayward police tell abc 7 news the woman was found around 11:00 last night. she had been shot several times and is undergoing surgery this morning. so far, they haven't released any information about a suspect or a motive. we'll continue to follow this story and bring you new information as soon as it becomes available. new details about the sonoma county sheriff's deputy involved in the andy lopez shooting. a man has come forward claiming he had an unsettled encounter with the dpult recently.

katie is live in our news room. katie. >> a north bay man says he was shocked when ae realized that the sanoma county sheriff's deputy was the same deputy who pulled a gun on him two months ago. he claims he was driving his bmw when the deputy pulled him over for a traffic stop for failing to use his turn signal. westbrook says during the encounter, the deputy pulled out his gun twice. he didn't report it at the time, but now his stepdaughter says westbrook is going to talk to police about the incident because he feels it was out of line. >> he realized that, you know, if he shot a man or, you know, a kid, you know, there was a possibility that he could have shot him, as well. so he was scared. >> gaylehouse's attorney gave us this statement reporting the incident. quote, based on deputy galehouse's experiment and training, he would never willy-nilly pull out his gun, only if there would be a need for it. she also tells us the shooting

of lopez is the first time in galehouse's career that he fired his weapon in the line of duty. live in the news room, katie, abc 7 news. b.a.r.t.'s two largest unions are voting today on the contract deal that ended their commute crippling strike. the contract gives workers a sa.4% raise over four years. workers would pay $129 a month for health coverage, higher than before, and contributing to their pensions. the b.a.r.t. board will vote either at its regular meeting on november 211th or at a special meeting before then. the state public utilities commission has approved new b.a.r.t. rules following the death of two workers. the new rules include three-way communications between controls, trains and workers. new safety programs and standardized protective

clothing. b.a.r.t. says it supports the changes. more than 50 students at stanford university are recovering this morning from a suspected outbreak of neuro virus, a highly contagious disease. a dormitory dining hall is cl e closed so it can be disinfected. workers quickly notified the health department when it happened on tuesday. four students had to be treated for dehydration. neuro on virus is a gastrointestinal disease. >> the symptoms are very similar to that of neuro virus. these students, most of them experienced vomiting, also nausea and some experienced diarrhea, as well. >> the health department investigation is expected to take more than a week to determine the source of the outbreak. >> hospital workers are planning an informational picket line in front of five university of california medical centers this morning, including ucfs in san

francisco. registered nurses, pharmacists, social workers and other professional employees are protesting the proposals with regard to staffing levels and pension reforms. the union for the research and technical units c medical centers voted this week to authorize a strike after months of bargaining for a new contract. and if you go out to eat today at a pal alto restaurant, don't expect to get a plastic bag fortouts or leftovers. the city's third phase of a single use plastic bag ordinance goes into effect today at restaurants and other food service establishments. this means you'll have to pay 10 cents for a reusable bag or, of course, bring your own. the man accused of murdering a bay area investigator returns to court today. randy alana tells our media partner, the oakland tribune, that he wants a speedy trooif trial. sandra's body was found on august 9th. a coroner's report says she was

strangled. alana is her former boyfriend. alana was arrested two days after she was killed on parole violations. he has 17 felony convictions. the judge is allowing prosecutors to withhold the names of the witnesses for now. >> so it's november 1st, daylight saving time ends this weekend. and, of course, it heats up. >> here is mike with the forecast. >> but just today, that's all. it's not going to hang around very long. we are starting november on quite a warm note. let's talk about what's supposed to happen in oakland during the month of november. we'll hit on each one of these. if you're away and i don't get to your city, check my facebook. i'll get them up there. we start at 68. drop down to 61. our low starts at 53 dropping down to 48. we've been as warm as 84 and as cold as 36. so no frost expected. a little more than 9 1/2 inches and we'll have a fall moon on

the 17th. let's talk about what's going to happen today. here is your day planner. we'll have temperatures up into the north bay. we're falling into the upper 30s in one or two areas, but most of us in the mid 40s to low to mid 50s. mid 60s at 4:00. low to mid 70s away from the coast. it's going to be pretty pleasant inland. 70 at 7:00. 64 around the bay. but grab a coat if you're at the coast. this is the way it looks from the east bay hills this morning. you see how calm and clear it is. tomorrow, temperatures drop about 2 to 6 degrees. but you'll notice the fall flavor in the forecast sunday, monday. breezy, temperatures mainly in the 50s and 60s. hope you enjoy it. here's layla. >> we take you back into milpedes. we have this sig alert in effect until 6:00 this morning. chp reporting this fatality is involving a construction worker and that is out there right now. we have at least one lane blocked, causing delays at stock creek road. so folks are getting off the freeway and heading over to 880.

tease going to be your best bet as we start to get into the thick of the morning rush. you'llny that alternative route. here is a particular look at our drive time traffic. 584, 101, everything moving along at top speeds. not seeing any heavy delays out there. southbound 101 at petaluma boulevard, it has cleared. but another just north of there occurred minutes ago and it is blocking a lane facing sideways right now. chp is headed out there. let's take a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. once you make it into san francisco, it's nice and quiet. >> thanks. 5:10. so clock aholics, rejoice. there's a new potato chip just for us. the bloomberg business report is coming up next. >> you hear her right, chocolate and potato chips. use it, but don't lose it. the irs rule that will make it easier for some workers to use their health care dollars.

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it is now 5:17 on this friday, the day after halloween. let's give you something to perk you up this morning. on the eastern span of the bay bridge, traffic and weather are looking good. >> an independent government

investigator says employees from six homeland security department offices are abusing overtime. the office of special council says the alleged abuse cost the government more than $8 million a year. according to one whistleblower from customs and border protection employees assigned to the commissioner's situation room at the washington headquarters were paid about two hours of overtime nearly every day, but they spent much of that time watching tv, surfing the internet or relaxing at their desks. forget about waiting until the black friday deals. walmart is rolling out deals online starting today. >> earlier every year. experts say retailers will be lucky if they get much more than a lump of coal in register these year. jane is line with the details. >> we're going through all ta candy that we got last night. but starting today, walmart is offering black friday and cyber

monday-type deals online. this includes big price cuts on tvs, tablets, other popular gift items. and the retailers may have a big reason to cut prices and offer deals early this year. the "l.a. times" says morgan stanley is predicting the bleakest holiday season until 2008. in the meantime, twitter stock will be a hit with investors. the company may no public as early as this month. and apple's ipad air is on sale today. here in the u.s., the cheapest model is about $500 and it's available for shipping monday. with walmart cutting the price by $20 to $480. looks like a bit of a higher start here on wall street today. and clock aho hochoco-holics, l

rolling out wave potato chips dipped in milk chocolate on store shelves starting next week. live t new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news. a new change will benefit people who have health flexible spending accounts. the irs announced workers will now be able to carryover up to $500 that they don't manage to spend. until now, it was use it or lose it ooet each year. it allowed them to put it into an account to pay for medical, dental or vision bills. the government is trying to motivate more people to participate and this new rule is effective immediately. google's mysterious barge in the san francisco bay is become ago tourist attraction. the barge is holding white storage containers washed in construction mesh. there are fences all around and it security guards on the peer. google won't admit to building the barge, but says it will let us know what it is when it does.

>> i think it's that under water system that google has been working on to show ocean systems and things like that. >> what we think it is a way in which google has described for us is a way for the bay area to learn about technology. that is as much as we know. >> google has a patent application for a floating platform mounted computer data center, so the barge could be that. >> great way to generate buzz. so let's buzz about this heat pop as i described it. >> yeah. we started wednesday. we built on it yesterday and today is the climax. let's take a look and show you what's going on. it is quiet out there, clouds lurking off the coast. they're well away from us and they will be steered away by an offshore breeze today. you can see where light is variable this morning. all areas calm, up to 7 miles per hour. all right. let's talk about temperatures when you step outside this morning. if you're heading for san

francisco, we're in a very tight range here. 53. christy fields coming in through the ferry building. 5 5. you're heading towards downtown. mission district, about 54. we're at 49 in richmond, 59 at pal alto. santa clara plentiant at 43. good morning to you in petaluma. half moon bay at 41 degrees. you can see who calm is air is this morning by looking at the water. cooler breezes this weekend and a cold front will bring us back to reality. but that cold front is dry and once it passes, you still have an extended period of rain free weather. as far as today's temperatures, warmest in gill roy, about 77. santa cruz, 72. san jose, 74. low to mid 70s on the peninsula. right around 74 degrees. half moon bay, one of the warm

spots along the coast, 68. we'll have low 70s around downtown, south san francisco and with mid 70s through the north bay. nice time to head to your warm country. mid 60s at your beaches. oakland, about 74 degrees today with fremont. and if you're heading into the east bay, we have our inland neighborhood into the mid 70s. wine country, about 76 today. let's talk about tonight's temperatures. we'll be mainly in the mid 40s to low 50s, those low 50s being oakland, richmond and san francisco. the game is a coliseum. football is back. eagle necessary town to take on the raiders. we should see partly cloudy conditions, breezy with temperatures in the low 60s. let's take a look at that accuweather seven-day forecast. daylight saving ends tomorrow night. set those clocks back and change the batteries in your smoke detectors. sunday and monday, probably the coolest days in the forecast. a little bit of a bump tuesday

and wednesday and a slight chance of rain possibly temperatures night. for now, it's going to remain dry. >> hi, mike. we've got one problem in milpedes. i'll goat to problem in just a one moment. as you take a look right now, making that drive in the westbound direction, 5 miles per hour along 205 just as you come up to 580. once you get into the pass, speed does pick up and you are going to see a pretty clear drive as you make it into livermore and pleasanton. we have a sig alert that will be around until approximately 6:00 this morning. between one and two lanes are blocked off right now. this is due to an earlier fatal accident in the construction zone. unfortunately one of those construction workers was hit and killed. there is a live look at it. it's about a two-mile backup right now. we have tow trucks on scene. this is going to remain closed, again, until about 6:00 this morning.

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it's so much more than coffee. brew the love. keurig. it is 5:23. here are seven things to know today. number one, breaking news from the south bay. several lanes of interstate 8 0 are shut down after a driver hit two men doing contract work for caltran. one of the men was killed.

matt keller will have a live report for us in just a few minutes. number two, that is where we are seeing most of the traffic this morning. and we do have an alternative. 880 is looking clear. as you take a look behind me, this is an indication of wa we've got around the rest of the bay area. pretty clear conditions and accident free. number three, goning news in hayward where police are investigating a shooting that sent a woman to the hospital with several gunshot wounds. she was found at an apartment complex on sleepy hollow near kaiser hospital. number four, a man is coming forward to say the sheriff's deputy deputy who killed 13-year-old andy lopez pulled a gun on him. deputy eric galehouse's attorney tells abc 7 nuts his client would never pull his service weapon unless it was necessary. number five, b.a.r.t. unions vote today on a new contract. they will pay more for health corage and still contribute to

go their pension. b.a.r.t.'s board still has to approve the contract. number six, official winter hours start today o bike path on the new span of the bay bring. since it's opening in september, pedestrians and bicyclists have been able to use it from dawn to dusk. but now it will be open from 7:00 in the morning until 5:30 in the evening. and good morning. number seven, the warm weather. we start november with. but it won't last in your accuweather forecast, an update on the cooling trend this weekend. a sonoma county supervisor is due back in court this morning to answer to a misdemeanor charge after a peeking incident on the south side of a woman's home. the supervisor was in his socks and underwear when he was arrested back in july on suspicion of prowling and burglary. he's scheduled to be arraigned this morning. the 32-year-old has since apologized and described the long time problem with bing drinking. los angeles for a buck. a new bus service is offering rides from the bay areas to

southern california for just $1. the brightly colored bus made its first stop in oakland yesterday. the bus will offer three daily round trips to l.a. and the east bay picks up passengers at the west oakland park station in san jose. >> b.a.r.t. stops all around the transit centers where you can get on to different bus systems or trains. airports are always around the main areas of travel. >> you better buy fast. the promotion ends on sunday. regular fares to los angeles cost about $14. the buses have free wi-fi and leather seats with power outlets. the bus is affiliated with greyhound. >> luxury for a bucks. 5dz 26. the abc 7 morning news continues at 5:30 with the day's top stories. a south bay father is accused of living his children inside a parked suv for hours. coming up, how the children were finally freed and how they're doing this morning. plus, new details overnight about a scare in the sky.

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breaking news this morning, the chp is at the scene of a fatal accident on interstate 680 in milpedes and it involves contract worker for caltran. >> we have new information to pass along. in just the past couple of minutes, the middle lane on northbound 680 has reopened. that means two lanes are now opened here you just south of scott creme creek road on northbound 680. that's allowing the traffic to flow a little better. but the slow lane is still blocked off for the chp investigation. this accident happened at about 2:40 this morning. investigators say two workers contracted with caltran were

outside their truck picking up a temporary road construction sign on the 680 shoulder. that's when a silver nissan went off the road, hitting at least one of the workers and the truck. officers aren't sure if the second worker was hit by the knee san or the truck being pushed by the collision. one worker died here at the scene. the second worker was taken to regional medical center with minor injuries. both were described as adult males. the driver of the nissan had to be pulled from the wreckage by firefighters. he's in the hospital with life threat.ing injuries. the chp is investigating if alcohol was a factor in this crash. now, back out here live, that's where the officers are treating the scene here just like a crime scene, just in case alcohol was a factor. it's a multi accident investigation team is on its way here, so that means that the slow lane here on 680, the northbound slow lane just south of scott creek road is expected to remain closed for a lot longer this morning. reporting live in milpedes, matt keller, abc 7 news. more traffic there and

elsewhere. >> and that certainly doesn't bode well for the morning commute as we take you into milpedes. we have that two-mile backup event holding steady right now. what folks are doing is getting off at calavares and popping on to 880. you can see, in fact, there is a bit of a slowdown on the northbound side of the nimitz. you want to avoid this because it is going to create quite the crimp in your commute as you get out of milpedes and into fremont. we remind people to slow for the cone zone. dangerous out there. taking a look at our traffic, a quick six minutes. nine minutes to head from 24 into oakland and 580 westbound into dublin. still under 30 minutes over the altima pass. and the weather seems pretty nice, too, as we head into the weekend. good morning to you. >> good morning. nice and quiet would be a good way to describe that. well off the coast.

dry conditions overtop of us and temperatures running mainly in the 40s this morning. a few 50s around oakland and san francisco. you can still see a very calm bay, very mirror like this morning thanks to high pressure. temperatures today, above average. the coast, you like the warm sunshine there, today is your day. mid to upper 60s. but low to mid 70s around the bay and mid 70s in all of our inland neighborhoods. this warm weather won't last. i'll have the changes coming up in your seven-day forecast. here is the news. developing news, a woman is in critical condition this morning after a shooting in hayward. it happened outside an apartment complex on sleepy hollow avenue and tennison road near the kaiser campus. right next to it, in fact. the victim was shot several times around 111:00 last night and is undergoing surgery this morning. they have not released any of the information about the person or people who shot her. today, b.a.r.t.'s the two largest unions will vote on a deal that ended a bitter strike.

meantime, steps have been taken to cripple the commute. amy hollofield is live. >> big vote today, kristin, for the first time we're going to hear what the workers think of this propoetsal. the union leaders have been doing all the talking and negotiating. even though the trains are running and the vote is on the horizon, we are still hearing bitterness from the pangers this morning. >> i don't think anybody has a lot of sympathy for them. i don't think anybody has any sympathy at all. i mean, you know, no one does. smak, people could have form their own and said stay out and getting traffic and getting to work, that would have been

better. >> steve glazer is taking that anger to the next level. he says he has 20,000 signatures from people who support a ban on transit worker strikes. today he will walk those signatures along with his supporters from the pleasant hill station to the office of transit committee chairperson. as the b.a.r.t. labor negotiations winds down, he is gearing up in his fight. so there is still a lot to watch in this story. reporting live, amy holyfield, abc news. a new dwoft involving a sheriff's deputy who shot and killed a teenager carry ago realistic looking rifle. a man has come forward saying the same deputy recently pulled a gun on him two months ago. mr. westbrook says he was pulled over four a traffic stop when deputy galehouse pulled out his gun in the encounter. an attorney for galehouse says

he would only pull his gun if there was a need and the shooting of andy lopez last week was the first time galehouse fired his gun in the line of duty. two young children found abandon in a car on a street tore more than 14 hours are safely this morning. their father, meanwhile, is due in court today. milpedes police say late tuesday night, the 29-year-old father drove his two kids to north hill view drive and left them in his suv while he visited a friend in the area. the following afternoon, a concerned mash spotted the kids and called 911. she told abc 7 news offcamera that she heard the torn honking and saw little feet pressed up against the steering wheel. police say they arrested reyes when he reported the vehicle and children missing more than 24 hours after he left them. >> i work for a school district. so it's just hard to -- it's difficult to hear that a parent

would do that to their own kid. police have spoken to the children's mother. for now, the children remain in family & children services while the investigation continues. investigators say a truck struck two boys in the crosswalk of south glover dale boulevard last night. one boy is 12. the other is 13 years old. paramedics affair lifted one boy to children's hospital oakland. the other was taken to a nearby hospital with head and shoulder injuries. the 75-year-old driver is cooperating with investigators. an east bay teenager is in the hospital this morning after suffering serious injuries in a high school football game last night. it happened at liberty high school in brentwood during a freshman football game last night. the school's principal tells abc 7's news that the injuries were serious enough that he had to be

air lifted to the hospital. new details this morning about the united airlines flight forced to make an emergency landing shortly after takingoff from san francisco. abc news learned that someone found the word "bomb" in the rest room on the plane. it's unclear if it was written on a note or something else. passengers were evacuated. the bomb squad searcheded the plane, but found nothing. the 42 passengers were rescreened. they were booked on other flights and landed at their destination this morning. your pg&e bill won't you go up as much as first thought to pay for an overhaul of the national gas utility is system. the san jose mercury news records the amount passed to to rate payers will be lower because pg&e now expects to replace 145 miles of pipeline rather than the 185 miles originally projected. customers will now pay 900 managerial of the $2.3 billion

project. shareholders will pay the rest. beginning today n bay area, november 1st, but today is not a -- day. when it continues, alerts are issues wherever weather conditions transport pollutants near ground level. so the bay area air quality district declares they're there to help keep our air within federal quality standards. >> the window opens today for the legendary mavericks officer contest off half moon bay. surfers are hoping for the huge waves to allow surfs to test their skills. these are shots of waves yet north of that area. in ocean beach in san francisco yesterday the waves were as high as six feet. mavericks competitor res given 24 hours to arrive once the contest is called. what kind of conditions do we have today and going into the weekend? >> not bad. but not what they're looking for.

i hope everybody had a good time. we'll have waves a little bit smaller than that probably today. but a lot of sunshine at the coast once again. let's take a look back at october because it was -- i wouldn't say record setting, but it did add to the records. we had no measurable rain in san francisco. livermore didn't have any rain. hayward, sfo, i believe those are some of the other areas. the rest of us, 0.01. we were kind of due. don't forget, we're going to turn the clocks back. daylight saving in. that means we get an extra hour of sleep and it means we're going to get dark around 5:00. let's talk about today. speaking of getting the kids off to school, 37 up in the north bay to about 53 in san francisco at 7:00. lunchtime temperatures, gorgeous. mid 60s. very comfortable outside. kweel be in the mid 60s at the coast. and we'll all see stars. it's 70 inland during the evening hours. pretty comfortable there. temperatures will drop, the breezes will pick up over the

weekend. it will feel more like fall, but no rain expected. >> and we are starting to see areas with heavy congestion. it is friday, light so far. and currently quite a few cars out there now. things are starting to even out just a little bit. as we take you into the east bay, if you are traveling along 80 in the westbound direction coming away from hurricane ewe lees coming down into the hoffman split, we are running into traffic there as you make your way into emeryville. we are starting to see some heavy surface street gon congestion. a fatal accident involve ago construction worker northbound along 680 at scott creek road. two miles of backup. get off at tulavares and take 880 instead. that will help you tremendously. by bay bridge tolls, traffic is

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we have breaking news right now. firefighters on the scene of a house fire on north 12th street. we have this picture tweeted from the san jose fire department right now looking at the blaze and this is apparently a victorian two story. this is now a second alarm. they tweeted that this fire is not under control, but apparently other folks are tweeting that people may have gotten out safely, all autopsiants accou s occupantedd for. keep it tuned here to abc 7 fort

latest. a woman is suing mcdonald's after getting burned by hot coffee that was spilled on her lap after going through the drive three. a jury awarded stella lyback for her burns nearly $3 million. back then, mcconald's kept their coffee about 180 to 190 degrees. now it's about 10 degrees cooler, but as much as 30 degrees hotter than the coffee you brew at home. another woman is suing for millions of cloms dollars claiming mcdone al's is still putting profit before people's safety. planners are now recommending a route east of the kings county town of hal hahn ford on the 114 mile stretch from fresno to bakersfield.

they had recommended such a plan before because they say it was easier on the environment. but then in april, planners changed the route to the west of hanford. they say that was more efficient. but farmers complained about possible damage to their property. so the plan was changed back to what it was before. >> a monster storm stretching from the great lakes to the gulf coast across the nation's mid section continues to cause flooding and severe w wind damage this morning. two men were killed by flooding in central texas. we're up to 14 inches of rain had fallen so far. south of austin, emergency crews are going door to door after a possible tornado his bridge city. in indiana, nearly a hundred people had to be rescued when it roof collapsed in terre haute. the scariest sight is in kansas where this school bus got swept on to its side. the driver was injured, but he managed to call for help right away. rescuers set their ae he

emotions aside and used ropes and pulley toes carefully extract all ten students on board plus the driver. they train for it, but still, when kids are hurt, that's a whole different ball game. >> here, it's been totally dry in october. but cold enough for them to make a lot of snow up in tahoe. >> plus they had the dumping from the last system. and who is opening today? >> boreale. what do they call today? >> october 32nd because they always like to open in october. >> yeah. and there you go. you're opening in october. >> you go ahead. i'll search calendars and see if i can find that one. >> see if you can find that one, the lost mayan calendar or something. >> a 12:00 start today. >> plus, i think it's cheaper today, too. like 20 bucks or something. have fun. see if you can get up there. we'll see if there's going to be knit traffic to get on a friday. here is a look at what's left of our storm.

and you can see it's pushing up the east coast. we are going to have flight delays into washington, baltimore, new york and boston. back here at home, look at this. no fog to worry about. we have dry air on live doppler 7 hd. so let's talk about temperatures on the peninsula. we're warmest in belmont and san bruno. 511. pal alto, 42. redwood city, foster city, good morning to you. dressed for 45 if you're leaving the house right now. san mateo, about 48 degrees. check out half moon bay and santa rosa, 39 followed by san ramone at 41. 50 in hayward and oakland. 41 in san jose. the way it looks down on southtown san francisco where it's rather quiet right now, we're going to have temperatures today be the warmest. cooler breezes this weekend. and an extended period of dry weather once again. how about mid 70s down in the south bay with san jose around 74. low to mid 70s on the peninsula.

we'll have mid to upper 60s along the coast today. the nicest day or at least the calmest and brightest day. you'll get that later next week. low 70s around downtown south san francisco and mid 70s to the north bay valleys. mid to upper 60s is at your coast. low to mid 70s through east bay shore line. inland east bay neighborhood in the mid 70s. tonight, mid 40s to low 50s. that's going to be our temperature, pretty close to average. for the riders fans, the eagle are coming to town. partly cloudy, low 60s. here is your accuweather forecast. don't forget about daylight saving ending tomorrow. sunday and monday will be the coolest days in the forecast. have a great weekend. here is hayla. >> as a matter of fact, mike, you were asking about that traffic situation near lake tahoe. there is a sig alert blocking

all lanes on the eastbound side of 80. i take you right up there. and you can see that we have fog in the area, as well. to so delays are there. no word yet as to when the lanes are going to reopen. so, again, if you are going to be making it to lake tahoe for the weekend, you just might run into this jam hopefully by the time you get of the san francisco or the bay area and head into lake what toe, this will be cleared.. now, speaking of sig alerts, we have this action on the northbound side of 68el 0 at scott creek road. we have more than two miles of backup. people are taking calavares to get on to 880. it's going to be around for at least another 30 minutes or so. one lane remains blocked due to a fatal accident. the number of babies born prematurely in the u.s. is down for the sixth straid straight year. at the same time, the report by the march of dimes finds more needs to be done. it shows nation wes a premature birth rate was at 11.5% in the

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good morning again. 5:54. if your kids collected too much halloween candy last night, they can get some money for it at the present today. bay area dentists are offering to buy back all that candy. children can get a dollar for each pound they bring in. the goodies collected will be sent to troopsover seas. the halloween buyback starts today at 4:00. there's an office on whitehall place in alameda. the other one is in pleasanton. go to abc7news.com and click on seen identity tv. right now, the weather here. >> it's time for leftover after i pick out what i want. what's going on as we look from our roof cam this morning. temperatures are going to be about the same in oakland, 74. santa rosa, 75. today is the warmest day in the

forecast. san francisco, 72. concord, san jose and fremont will top out at about 74. it's quiet across the states. a lot of sunshine. beautiful day to be in range. mid to upper 70s through the valley. l.a., 83 with sunshine. all right. and starting to see more congestion out on the roadways. but we still have a sig alert. it's going to be in effect for another 30 minutes or so northbound at scott creek road. we have one lane blocked and at least three miles of backup right now. calavares to 880. that is going to be your best way around it. 580 over to dub lip. now looking at 33 minutes to make it in the westbound direction. highway 4 loading up.

101 into san francisco, we are under 20 minutes. so 17 minutes will get you right through san rachell into sausilito. a new report claims obama/biden almost turned into obama/clinton in 2012. the "new york times" got an advanced copy of a new book. president obama's top aides considered replacing vice president joe biden with hillary clinton on the ticket. but the idea was scrapped when polls showed it would not improve president obama's re-election chances. the book comes out next week. good morning america will have a lot more on the story coming up at 7:00 right after our news cast. kraft says it will remove artificial food dyes from three of its macaroni and cheese products. the company is taking out the yellow dye from these three products, sponge bob square pants, halloween and winter shapes. the change does not affect kraft's original flavor mac and

cheese. kraft says it will replace the dyes with spices like paprika. last month, some parents in north carolina started a petition saying the food dyes started a petition saying the dye added nothing nutritional and might be harmful. kraft denies those allegations. we're continue to go following breaking news. two construction workers hit by a car overnight. one is killed. ahead, the impact on the morning commute. and later, halloween trouble. a woman is a cuesed of using

5:'59. the breaks news coming from mi lpedes. a driver hit two construction workers on interstate 680. >> one of those workers has died. matt keller joins us live from the scene. matt, you have new details on

how investigators are treating the scene. >> yeah. this is now a crime scene. it is an active drunk driving investigation. a specialized team from with the chp is coming down to be here on the scene to do this investigation. right now, you can see that the slow lane here on northbound 680 just south of scott creek road is closed and it's expected to be closed for several hours. now, this accident happened at about 2:40 this morning. police say the driver of a silver nissan went off the road and on to the freeway's shoulder hitting two workers contracted with caltran. while they were out of their truck picking autopsy road construction sign. one one work died at the scene. the other was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. >> a multi disciplinary accident investigation team. it's standard procedure for them to investigate any state jobs. the company was contracted through caltran is and